Webster's Dictionary 1913

892

Fend (3)

Fend, v. i. To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off.The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend... with them, passes for a gre...

893

Fender

Fen″der (?), n. [From Fend, v. t. & i., cf. Defender.] One who or that which defends or protects by warding off harm; as: (a) A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire...

894

Fendliche

Fend″liche (?), a. Fiendlike. Chaucer.

895

Fenerate

Fen″er‐ate (?), v. i. [L. faeneratus, p. p. of faenerari lend on interest, fr. faenus interest.] To put money to usury; to lend on interest. Cockeram.

896

Feneration

Fen′er‐a″tion (?), n. [L. faeneratio.] The act of fenerating; interest. Sir T. Browne.

897

Fenes-tella

‖Fen′es–tel″la (?), n. [L., dim. of fenestra � window.] (Arch.) Any small windowlike opening or recess, esp. one to show the relics within an altar, or the like.

898

Fenestra

‖Fe‐nes″tra (?), n.; pl.Fenestræ (#). (Anat.) A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.

899

Fenestral

Fe‐nes″tral (?), a. [L. fenestra a window.] 1. (Arch.) Pertaining to a window or to windows.2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a fenestra.

900

Fenestral (2)

Fe‐nes″tral, n.(Arch.) A casement or window sash, closed with cloth or paper instead of glass. Weale.

901

Fenestrate

Fe‐nes″trate (?), a. [L. fenestratus, p. p. of fenestrare to furnish with openings and windows.] 1. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated; as, fenestrate membranes; ...

902

Fenestrated

Fe‐nes″tra‐ted (?), a. 1. (Arch.) Having windows; characterized by windows.2. Same as Fenestrate.

903

Fenestration

Fen′es‐tra″tion (?), n. 1. (Arch.) The arrangement and proportioning of windows; — used by modern writers for the decorating of an architectural composition by means of the wind...

904

Fenestrule

Fe‐nes″trule (?), n. [L. fenestrula a little window, dim. of fenestra a window.] (Zoöl.) One of the openings in a fenestrated structure.

905

Fêng-hwang

Fêng″–hwang′ (?), n. [Chin. feng + 'huang.] (Chinese Myth.) A pheasantlike bird of rich plumage and graceful form and movement, fabled to appear in the land on the accession of ...

906

Fêng-shui

Fêng″–shu′i (?), n. [Chin. feng wind + shiu water.] A system of spirit influences for good and evil believed by the Chinese to attend the natural features of landscape; also, a ...

907

Fengite

Fen″gite (?), n.(Min.) A kind of marble or alabaster, sometimes used for windows on account of its transparency.

908

Fenian

Fe″ni‐an (?), n. [From the Finians or Fenii, the old militia of Ireland, who were so called from Fin or Finn, Fionn, or Fingal, a popular hero of Irish traditional history.] A m...

909

Fenian (2)

Fe″ni‐an (?), a. Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism.

910

Fenianism

Fe″ni‐an‐ism (?), n. The principles, purposes, and methods of the Fenians.

911

Fenks

Fenks (fĕṉks), n. The refuse whale blubber, used as a manure, and in the manufacture of Prussian blue. Ure.

912

Fennec

Fen″nec (fĕn″nĕk), n. [Ar. fanek.] (Zoöl.) A small, African, foxlike animal (Vulpes zerda) of a pale fawn color, remarkable for the large size of its ears.

913

Fennel

Fen″nel (fĕn″nĕl), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F. fenouil. Cf. Fenugreek. Finochio.] (Bot.) A perennial plant of the gen...

914

Fennish

Fen″nish (?), a. Abounding in fens; fenny.

915

Fenny

Fen″ny (?), a. [AS. fennig.] Pertaining to, or inhabiting, a fen; abounding in fens; swampy; boggy. “Fenny snake.” Shak.

916

Fenowed

Fen″owed (?), a. [AS. fynig musty, fynegean to become musty or filthy: cf. fennig fenny, muddy, dirty, fr. fen fen. Cf. Finew.] Corrupted; decayed; moldy. See Vinnewed. Dr. Favour.

917

Fensi-ble

Fen″si–ble (?), a. Fencible. Spenser.

918

Fenugreek

Fen″u‐greek (? or?), n. [L. faenum Graecum, lit., Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf. Fennel.] (Bot.) A plant (trigonella Fœnum Græcum) cultivated for its strong-smelling seeds, whi...